Redlands man arrested after shots fired

Redlands police arrested a man after shots were fired in the 1000 block of Lombard Street, striking an unoccupied vehicle, Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported. When officers arrived, they found a parked 2006 Kia Spectra that had been struck by a bullet in the front windshield. Other shots struck a tire and a nearby fence. (John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer)

Redlands police have arrested a man suspected of firing gunshots in a northside neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

Brian Guadalupe Malgra, 22, of Redlands was taken into custody Tuesday evening after police pulled him over in San Bernardino, near 15th Street and Sierra Way, on Tuesday night, according to inmate records.

According to police, Malgra opened fire in the 1000 block of Lombard Street, striking the windshield and tire of an unoccupied 2006 Kia Spectra. Another bullet hit a nearby fence.

“The incident and the motive of the shooting are still under investigation,” said Redlands spokesman Carl Baker.

“They were over here arguing with the (resident), and they came back on foot,” said one resident who asked not to be named, citing safety concerns.

Malgra was booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.

This was not the first time neighborhood residents have heard shots ring out.

The morning of May 19, 2012, a bullet struck a man riding a bicycle near the intersection of Brockton Avenue and Lombard Drive. The bicyclist survived.

In April, an unknown shooter fired into a building, but no one was struck.

No arrests were made in either of these past incidents, police said.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact police at 909-798-7681.

Anonymous tips can be provided by texting 274637 using the keyword “REDTIP.” Certain non-emergency crimes may also be reported online using the Redlands Police Department’s CopLogic reporting system at http://ci.redlands.ca.us/police/coplogic/start-report.html.